The Clone Wars: iPhone X copycats battle for notch supremacy

Former Tottenham Hotspur soccer player Ledley King looked slightly sheepish as he pulled down the massive red curtain to reveal a new phone, and not just because it got stuck on a hook. And who could blame him? Behind the curtain was a picture of Tottenham’s star lineup, including current Premier League top goalscorer Harry Kane with a pained expression on his face and an uncannily familiar phone in his hand.

Above Kane's head read the slogan: “Android Oreo Notch Display”.

That’s right: the notch is now a selling point. Kane’s supposed phone, the Leagoo S9 Pro, is just one of a tide of iPhone X clones that have swept through Mobile World Congress this week, often from little-known Chinese manufacturers competing to get products out as...

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Ford's self-driving cars bring a different kind of fiesta to Miami - Roadshow

The automaker will have two separate projects running in Miami to both flesh out its AV platform and see how the public reacts to 'self-driving' delivery vehicles.

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Fitbit's next smartwatch could be coming soon - CNET

Rumors of a more affordable watch and what look like leaked images suggest a budget version of its Ionic watch.

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The best and worst of Mobile World Congress 2018

How to Keep Your Devices’ Batteries Alive As Long As Possible

Love them or hate them, batteries power everything you hold dear, or at least everything inside your phone. You might have a brand new iPhone with a fully charged battery or a dying iPhone 6, whose battery is so degraded it requires a replacement from Apple (at least it’s discounted). Sure, all batteries degrade…

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Joy of Cooking claims to be victim of bad food science from Brian Wansink

Cornell University researcher Brian Wansink is famous for his studies of food behavior, but in recent months, evidence has piled up that challenges his research. Now, the latest voice claiming to be a victim is... Joy of Cooking. Yes, the legendary cookbook that has been published since 1936.

In 2009, Wansink and his team reviewed seven editions of Joy of Cooking to conclude that the recipes were increasing in both calorie count and portion size. They implied that the well-known cookbook, and not just fatty restaurant meals, was responsible for growing obesity rates.

In a tweetstorm this week, the Joy of Cooking Twitter account claimed that Wansink’s analysis was unfair. For example, Wansink choose to analyze only 18 out of the 275...

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David Lynch Teaches Typing is probably not the best way to learn to type, but it is fun and very weird

David Lynch Teaches Typing, a free game from developer Hyacinth Nil and writer Luke Palmer, is a terrible way to learn how to type.

For starters: if you’re a child and you don’t yet know how to use a keyboard, why are you familiar with the oeuvre of David Lynch? You’re not ready! I’m 24 years old and I’m not ready. That’s why I’ve seen only two episodes of Twin Peaks and 30 minutes of Blue Velvet, which I turned off because I was too unnerved to continue. (I don’t even think I’m out of line with that one. It’s so disturbing!) For children, there are many ways to learn how to type and most of them involve nice things like skateboards and astronauts.

If you’re an adult and you’ve not yet learned to type, you’ve still spent enough time...

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Watch the first teaser for Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2

Disney’s 2012 film Wreck-It-Ralph followed a pair of arcade game characters as they tried to find some purpose beyond their programming and ended up saving one another. The film was a delightful, self-aware movie, and judging from the first teaser, its sequel looks as though it’s going to have all the same elements that made the first one so much fun to watch.

The trailer for Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 debuted this morning, and as its title suggests, Ralph (John C. Reilly) and his friend Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) once again leave their arcade games when the proprietor of their arcade hooks everything up to the internet. They go online and encounter websites like IMDb, eBay, annoying pop-up ads, distracting click-bait...

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This guy is selling his vintage computer collection on Twitter - CNET

Want a bunch of old computers? Benj Edwards is selling his collection on Twitter.

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BMW teases sleek new coupe for Geneva - Roadshow

It could be the 8 Series, or it could be the M8, or it could be something entirely different. For once, it's a mystery.

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Apple Watch Series 3 now tracks skiing and snowboarding - CNET

Budding Olympians can monitor their downhill runs with Apple's newest wearable, following an update.

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Facebook expands its job search tool to 40 more countries - CNET

The effort comes as the company tries to prove that Facebook is good for the world and people’s well being.

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Which CG character will win the 2017 visual effects Oscar? - CNET

Will Snoke steal the show? Can Caesar seize the day? Or are you rooting for Groot? Digital characters vie for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

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How Annihilation changed Jeff VanderMeer’s weird novel into a new life-form

Warning: Major spoilers for both the film and book versions of Annihilation.

Alex Garland’s Annihilation, the mind-bending science fiction journey into the world of Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach books, is an astounding film. It’s smart and daring and almost as satisfying to talk about as it is to experience firsthand. It’s even more astonishing considering its source, a seemingly unadaptable, utterly bizarre novel. But Garland found a way to make the film into its own creature. His version is simultaneously faithful in spirit and shockingly bold in its departures in plot and theme.

The film carries over the book’s core elements: a mysterious barrier, known as Area X by the shadowy government agency that studies it, appears around a...

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How a secretive, unknown smartphone app became the center of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

Hamdullah faithfully served his country in the Turkish Armed Forces for more than two decades before retiring as a specialist sergeant. Needless to say, Hamdullah, who requested we only use his first name, was shocked when he suddenly found himself jailed upon suspicion of being a member of a terrorist organization in April of last year.

The charges were based on an unusual piece of evidence: the apparent presence of the messaging app ByLock on Hamdullah’s phone. In September 2017, Turkish courts ruled that having the app was sufficient proof to link one to a network made up of followers of the controversial Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish national that has lived in Pennsylvania for nearly two decades. The government insists...

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Earther What You Should Know About the EPA’s Proposal to Close Its Environmental Research Center | T

Earther What You Should Know About the EPA’s Proposal to Close Its Environmental Research Center | The A.V. Club Netflix’s plan for world domination looks especially bad for movies | The Takeout The search for a perfect pie crust: We meet again, lard |

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Save Big on a Bunch of MicroSD Cards, Including the Best Price Ever on 400GB

4K GoPro footage and Nintendo Switch games take up a ton of space, but you could hold plenty of both with these discounted microSD cards.

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What Those Cornell Pizza Studies Teach Us About Bad Science

Sloppy statistics and research misconduct are nothing new, but it’s rare to get a clear picture of exactly how questionable data gets turned into clicky headlines. We have that now with the latest reporting on Cornell food scientist Brian Wansink, and it’s worth taking a minute to look at what’s exactly so wrong about…

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How do you revive soggy French fries?

In Food Science, Dave McCowan from the University Of Chicago’s Department Of Physics answers our confounding questions about the mysterious world of food.

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I'm Anna Akana, and This Is How I Work

YouTube stars can actually be really good people! Like vlogger Anna Akana, who makes videos about introversion, suicide awareness, racist sexual fetishes, and taking self-care beyond bubble baths and massages for an audience of over 2 million subscribers. She also makes short films, appears in Ant-Man, Corporate, and …

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Asus ZenBook Flip 14 review: portable power

The ZenBook Flip 14 is a 2-in-1 with a twist

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Taking on Namibia in the Toyota Land Cruiser video - Roadshow

In a world where most SUVs will never even get dirty, we see if the Land Cruiser can still conquer any terrain in the savage landscape of Namibia.

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Facebook is expanding its job application functionality to 40 new countries

Job hunters around the world can now use Facebook to search and apply for openings at local businesses. The social network announced today that its job application feature will now be available in more than 40 countries. The feature rolled out to the US and Canada last year.

The company’s also making it easier for businesses to get their listings online by letting them post openings through the Facebook app. Once they’ve posted a job, managers can sift through applicants and directly reach out through Messenger. Job seekers can also subscribe to a company’s listings.

I briefly spoke with Gaurav Dosi, the jobs product manager at Facebook, and asked him about whether people treat their Facebook page like their LinkedIn. As I’m sure...

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Apple Watch Series 3 gets skiing and snowboarding workout tracking

Apple is giving third-party apps on its smartwatch new access to winter sport tracking today. Several third-party ski and snowboard tracking Apple Watch apps are releasing updates on the App Store that integrate with the Watch’s fitness tracking features for winter sports enthusiasts.

The support for the new features originally rolled out with the watchOS 4.2 update released in December, which added custom workout APIs focused on tracking winter sports activities, but it seems that Apple is only now letting developers roll out software updates that use them.

Apps that have been updated with the new features include snoww, Slopes, Squaw Alpine, Snocru, and Ski Tracks. Using the new APIs and the Watch 3’s built-in GPS and altimeter, they...

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Emergency Contact is a dreamy YA love story told through texts

Penny, the college freshman heroine of Emergency Contact, is really good at texting with a sad barista boy named Sam. He’s really good at texting her back! They want to be artists and find love and make money and follow their dreams, but their typical conversation goes like this:

“What if this is our one thing?”

“Lol. What like texting?”

“Yeah. Maybe this is what we’re good at. I’m not mad”

“Phones rule. Humans drool”

“lol”

“We’re the best. This is the best”

That’s it, that’s the premise of Mary H.K. Choi’s debut novel.

A writer with a sharp sense of humor and a knack for getting inside the heads of young people, Choi has reported on emoji and Instagram for Wired, written comic books for Marvel, published an autobiographical book...

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Leaked images supposedly show Fitbit’s next ‘mass appeal’ smartwatch

Wareable has published leaked images that supposedly show Fitbit’s next smartwatch. The device has a sleek design and will reportedly be aimed at female consumers. According to Wareable, it’ll run on Fitbit OS, will be water resistant up to 50 meters, and has the ability to monitor sleep apnea through a SpO2 sensor. However, it won’t have GPS. Fitbit CEO James Park previously mentioned during an investor call that the company plans to launch a smartwatch with “mass appeal,” and this might be it.

Fitbit’s last wearable, the $299 Ionic, was launched to average reviews; The Verge’s own Lauren Goode noted its inelegant hardware and limited smartwatch functionality. The Ionic is also chunky and only available in one size, putting off users...

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Amazon buys Ring, T-Mobile announces 5G plans video - CNET

Today's big tech stories include Amazon's purchase of Ring, T-Mobile's plans to bring 5G to 30 cities in 2018 and a new rule for video games with loot boxes.

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Nokia's retro phone obsession isn't completely bananas - CNET

HMD Global is injecting the phone market with something it's sorely lacking: fun. That’s helped win some new fans.

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6 ways to delete yourself from the internet - CNET

Finally ready to get off the grid? It's not quite as simple as it should be, but here are a few easy-to-follow steps that should point you in the right direction.

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Huawei's Mate 10 Pro drives this Porsche so I don't have to video - CNET

Huawei's flagship is the brains for this self driving car.

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The 17 best games on the Nintendo Switch - CNET

So you just bought a Nintendo Switch and you're wondering what games you should pick up to go along with it? Here are our favourites...

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This Huawei phone is smart enough to drive a Porsche - CNET

Huawei revs up a phone-powered self-driving car to demonstrate the artificial intelligence prowess of its Mate 10 Pro phone.

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15 new science fiction and fantasy books to read this March

Apple officially moves its Chinese iCloud operations and encryption keys to China

Today Apple formally transferred its Chinese iCloud operations to a local firm in southern China. It also began hosting its iCloud encryption keys in China, instead of the US, for the first time. The move has been expected since last year when Apple announced its partnership with Guizhou-Cloud Big Data (GCBD), a Chinese firm supervised by a board ran by government-owned businesses, with close ties to the government and Chinese Communist Party.

Apple users with iCloud accounts registered in China will now have their data hosted by the GCBD center. Users who don’t want their data handed over can choose to delete their Chinese iCloud accounts. Apple has told Reuters that it won’t transfer accounts over to the new data center unless users...

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For Mission E, Porsche plans fast chargers at US dealers - Roadshow

The trickle of Mission E information continues, with Porsche confirming 800V fast chargers for all its dealerships. Plus it takes a quick shot at Tesla.

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Sprint: We're in a unique position to deliver broader 5G - CNET

The company says it will bring 5G capabilities this year to six cities, including Los Angeles and Chicago.

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20 Alexa games to keep your kids busy - CNET

Whether you're trying to educate your kids through games or keep them busy while you cook dinner, here are 20 games you can play with Alexa.

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Take a ride in one of Waymo’s fully driverless minivans with this 360-degree video

Waymo continues to lay the groundwork for its commercial robot taxi service in Phoenix, releasing a video today with a 360-degree look inside of one of the company’s fully driverless minivans. It’s part of the Google spinoff’s public education campaign to raise awareness around a technology that remains inaccessible — and even a little scary — to most people.

The Arizona Department of Transportation recently greenlit Waymo’s application to operate as a transportation network in the state, a crucial step as it readies its ride-hailing service that will compete directly with Uber. But before it can launch, it needs to assure a wary public that self-driving cars can safely navigate through complex urban and suburban environments. And that...

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These smart glasses feel like they were designed by people who’ve never worn glasses

Smart glasses are ever so slowly returning to public view after the embarrassing flop that was Google Glass. And the latest pair of glasses are meant to get ready for a possible boom: that’s because they aren’t really one pair of glasses, but a hardware platform ready to be customized with any number of sensors and input methods, then marketed for sports use, for industrial applications, or even for daily wear.

The glasses come from a new company called Tooz, which is a joint venture between Zeiss and Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile. Though Deutsche Telekom is involved and ready to shout “5G!” at a moment’s notice (the glasses can support 5G connections, which don’t really exist), the project seems to have been born...

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A phone drove a Porsche, and I rode along

Huawei has spent a lot of time talking up the supposed AI capabilities of its latest in-house processor design, the Kirin 970. Found inside the company’s newest Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro smartphones, as well as the Honor View 10, the Kirin 970 has a dedicated “neural processing unit” or NPU that’s designed specifically for AI-related tasks.

So far, however, there haven’t been that many use cases for the NPU, despite Huawei’s efforts to promote open AI development on its platform. Out of the box, you’ll only really notice the NPU at work in things like the camera app, which automatically detects subjects in the scene based on image recognition and adjusts settings accordingly. So this week at Mobile World Congress, Huawei wanted to put the...

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GE GTW680BSJWS review - CNET

GE's $699 GTW680BSJWS is a fine top-load washer, but there are even better options out there for the same price -- or less.

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Bragi wants to sell AI more than headphones

If you know Bragi, it’s because you know the Dash earbuds. The company launched on Kickstarter three years ago with one of the most exciting wireless earbuds to date. It’s iterated on them for the past two years, and it now makes one of the better pairs on the market. But Bragi CEO Nikolaj Hviid says the company is only interested in headphones to a point — its real goal is to sell AI.

To that end, Bragi is announcing a machine learning platform this week called NanoAI. Other companies will be able to license NanoAI, train the system on relevant data, and use it to add intelligent features to their products. One example Hviid gave is a power drill: its creator could train NanoAI on a set of pressure or vibration data that lets the...

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Waymo celebrates 5M autonomous miles with 360-degree video - Roadshow

Its fleet drives as many miles in a day as you will drive in an entire year.

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Sony's new HDR phones sport new Qualcomm chips, extra rumble, and 3D face selfies video - CNET

The Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact bring faster speeds, sleek design, Gorilla Glass 5, 4K HDR video recording, and lots of buzzing.

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The SikurPhone is built for Bitcoin billionaires - CNET

If you're serious about keeping your cryptocurrency secure, look no further than the SikurPhone.

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MIT’s robot carpenters will saw wood for you, but you have to make the furniture yourself

Researchers from MIT have created a new system of robot-assisted carpentry that they say could make the creation of custom furniture and fittings safer, easier, and cheaper.

The system is made up of two parts: design software and semi-autonomous robots. Users select a template from the software (like a chair, table, or shed) and then adjust it to their liking, tweaking the size and shape. This order is then turned into instructions for the robots, which autonomously pick up and saw the necessary materials to the correct size. And it’s then up to the user to put the finished product together.

At the moment, the whole process is pretty basic, and involves a lot of human oversight and instruction. There are only four design templates to...

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China censors social media responses to proposal to abolish presidential terms

Negative social media reactions in China toward the government’s interest in abolishing presidential term limits have sparked a crackdown on memes since Sunday evening. China’s constitution currently restricts the president and vice-president to 10 years of leadership, meaning that President Xi Jinping would have been out of power by 2023.

The Party’s Central Committee proposed removing a phrase in the constitution that stated the two leaders would “serve no more than two consecutive terms,” according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. Authorities will vote on the proposal in March.

Many took to social media platforms like WeChat and Weibo with Winnie the Pooh memes, as the animated bear resembles President Xi Jinping to some degree....

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BlackBerry will remove paid apps from the BlackBerry World app store on April 1st

BlackBerry Limited, the company that manages BlackBerry brand licensing and software, today began informing some app developers that it will forcibly remove paid software from the BlackBerry World app store on April 1st. BlackBerry says the marketplace will become a “free-only storefront,” and that “all purchasing mechanisms will be disabled.”

Apps can still be monetized, the company says, but payment backends must be supported by the developer and built into the app itself. Refunds for paid content will be supported until April 30th, 2018, the note confirms, and customers will retain access to paid content even after it is removed. If a developer chooses not to transition an app from paid to free, the company will remove it by March...

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The case for eating California’s giant invasive rodents

Two-foot-long rodents called nutria, which can grow as large as 20 pounds, are the latest threat to California’s wetlands. But here’s the good news: they apparently taste great in jambalaya. So naturally, I wanted to try some California-grown rodent for myself.

These raccoon-sized rodents from South America have invaded every continent except Antarctica, and have set up camp in at least 18 US states. Now, they’ve set their beady sights on California. Over the past year, more than 24 nutria have been spotted in California’s wetlands for the first time since they were eradicated in the 1970s, according to The Sacramento Bee. Some were pregnant females, and others were just babies — a clear sign that they’re multiplying.

That’s worrying,...

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Epix will offer 4K streaming through its apps

Premium cable network Epix has announced that it has plans to launch a standalone, direct-to-consumer video subscription service, much like HBO or Showtime. As part of the new service, it will be offering movies and TV shows in 4K sometime this year, as reported by Variety.

Subscribers will be able to stream the Ultra HD selections via Epix’s apps on select devices. The first titles available will include movies like Goldeneye, The Spy Who Loved Me, Star Trek Beyond, and Transformers: The Last Knight as well as Epix original series Get Shorty.

The network’s executive VP and GM Monty Sahran says Epix is the first US TV network to offer Ultra HD through its apps and hinted that there might be support for HDR in the future. Other premium...

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Google is crowdsourcing ideas for improving Pixel device settings

Google’s internal team responsible for Pixel software, settings, and device configuration took to Reddit yesterday to crowdsource some Android users’ biggest complaints about day-to-day usage of the flagship smartphone. The replies are naturally wide-ranging and thoughtful, covering everything from Bluetooth volume settings to Google Home integration to renewed calls for a system-wide dark theme, something the company shot down just last week as a potential new feature of Android.

“We don’t have any features or product plans to announce right now, but we hope to incorporate this feedback to improve your Settings experience on Pixel devices in the future,” the company wrote on the Reddit thread, which remains active with nearly 700...

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Controversial sex-trafficking bill passes the House of Representatives

The House of Representatives passed the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (or FOSTA), a measure closely related to the SESTA bill introduced in the Senate last year. The measure passed on a 388-25 vote, with 14 Republicans and 11 Democrats voting in opposition.

The bill would make websites criminally liable for hosting ads and other content linked to a sex-trafficking enterprise. The result would be a major exception to existing Safe Harbor provisions, and has been opposed by groups like the EFF and ACLU for its potential impact on online speech. In a tweet after the vote, EFF called FOSTA’s passage “a dark day for online communities.”

BREAKING: The House has passed FOSTA 388 - 25. This is a dark day for online communities. We can't let...

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James Gunn says Baby Groot is Groot’s son, but does that matter?

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the anthropomorphic tree-man Groot is no longer the towering, full-sized version voiced by Vin Diesel in the first film, but rather a pint-sized pipsqueak known as Baby Groot. This is because [clears throat for spoilers] according to writer and director James Gunn, the Groot we knew is dead. At the end of the first Guardians of the Galaxy, Groot wraps his tree-limbs into a sturdy wooden bubble to protect his pals as their ship falls from the sky. When it crashes, he shatters into a pile of kindling. His friends mourn, his partner Rocket plucks a twig from the wreckage, and regrows Groot into a dancing sprout. By the end of the second Guardians movie, Baby Groot is growing up.

According to director James...

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Alexa integration for Sonos One is now available in Canada

Sonos One with Amazon Alexa integration is now available in Canada, as reported by 9to5Mac. The push comes just after the launch of Apple’s HomePod, which is available in the United States, UK, and Australia, but not Canada.

The Sonos One originally launched globally last year, but at the time, it only had Amazon Alexa support for the US, UK, and Germany. The integration allows for smart home controls, Alexa skills, and audio controls for streaming services (although with Apple Music, voice controls are limited to just playback and volume).

Starting today, Canadian customers can get Alexa in the Sonos One speaker via a free software update. Apple has not mentioned when HomePod will be introduced in Canada but said that it will be...

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Amazon has acquired Ring to bolster its home security products

Amazon has reportedly agreed to acquire smart home company Ring for more than $1 billion, according to Reuters. Ring is best known for selling its connected doorbells, security cameras, and floodlights, while Amazon introduced its own line of smart home solutions last fall with the Amazon Cloud Cam and Amazon Key.

“Ring is committed to our mission to reduce crime in neighborhoods by providing effective yet affordable home security tools to our neighbors that make a positive impact on our homes, our communities, and the world,” a Ring spokesperson said in a statement. “We’ll be able to achieve even more by partnering with an inventive, customer-centric company like Amazon.”

Like many of Amazon’s previous acquisitions, Ring is expected to...

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Earther Annihilation Reminds Us Why We Need Ecological Horror Stories | The A.V.

Earther Annihilation Reminds Us Why We Need Ecological Horror Stories | The A.V. Club Unsolved: The Murders Of Tupac And The Notorious B.I.G. is irredeemably wack | The Takeout Ask The Salty Waitress: What can I do when my friends behave like knuckleheads? |

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The 10 Best Deals of February 27, 2018

We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.

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How Do I Introduce My Trans, Jewish Girlfriend to My Christian Mother?

You’ve got problems, I’ve got advice. This advice isn’t sugar-coated—in fact, it’s sugar-free, and may even be a little bitter. Welcome to Tough Love.

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How to Deal With Apple’s Inconsistent Alerts System

Setting an alert on your iOS device or Mac computer can be done in a variety of ways. You can ask Siri, use your Clock app, set up a reminder, or make an alarm. Unfortunately, these all come with a few caveats that may leave you confused as to why your phone is buzzing at 3am—or end up with you rushing out the door…

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Ten Games For Your Friends Who Don’t Play Games

It’s only natural to want to share your hobbies with people you love, but video games can sometimes have a barrier of entry based on skill. If you have friends who you’d like to play games with, but haven’t played any before, here’s a few good places to start.

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How to Fix the Google Pixel's Most Annoying Quirks, According to Reddit

If you’re looking for an Android smartphone you could do a lot worse than a Google Pixel. The company’s handsets promise cutting-edge hardware and instant updates to all the latest software—but that doesn’t mean they’re perfect.

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What to Know About Contactless Payment Limits

If you’re sick of waiting for your EMV chip card payments to process, you’ll be happy to know contactless credit cards and payment systems are gaining popularity in the U.S.

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Amazon's Running a Massive Deal On This High-End Wake-Up Light

Phillips’ insanely popular Wake-Up Light is here to change your life. Philips recently added a new high end model to the lineup, which means we’re starting to see some massive deals on the old top dog, the HF3520. Grab it right now on Amazon for $73 after clipping the $25 coupon, the best price we’ve ever seen by…

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How to Peel and Slice a Mango

My love for mangos is deep and eternal, but there is no denying that they are slippery little buggers, which makes them a pain to peel. Fortunately, there are two easy ways to peel the gorgeous, golden fruit, neither of which require any single-use, fruit-specific tools.

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What to Read After You're Done With Any Book, Movie, Game, or TV Show

I watched Westworld months after it aired, and I felt lonely; no one still wanted to talk about it. Half the fun of a good work of entertainment—a TV show, a movie, a book, even a podcast or video game—is talking about it, studying it, learning more about it. Any good work of art benefits from study, and a bad work of…

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Here's How to Get Android Apps Running on Your Laptop

It makes more sense than ever to put some Android apps on you laptop. As well as giving you access to apps that have no desktop or web equivalent (like Snapchat), it’s great for playing games on the big screen—we got Alto’s Adventure up and running on the Pixelbook with no problems, and plenty of other games would…

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Build Your Social Budget Like a Financial Budget

Do you feel like your social life is out of control? Maybe you (or your kids) have events every evening, when all you want to do is spend a quiet night at home. Maybe you feel like you’re spending too much time “touching base” and “picking brains” with people you aren’t close to, and not enough time with your friends.…

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What Do You Eat When You Feel Like Crap?

Hello, and welcome back to What’s Cooking?, the open thread where you get to share your brilliant thoughts, advice, recipes, and opinions on all things food-related. This week I want to know how you feed yourself when you’re sick, hungover, or just have a general feeling of malaise.

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How to Use the Amazon App's AR Shopping Feature

iOS/Android: Last year, Amazon dipped its toes into augmented reality with “AR view,” letting iPhone owners position virtual furniture, speakers, and pretty much anything else in their own homes with the Amazon app. Now, the same feature is coming to Android, starting with a handful of high-end phones.

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It Doesn't Make Sense Not to Join Sam's Club With This Living Social Deal

Have a Sam’s Club in your area, and don’t mind buying in bulk? For just $30 today on Living Social, you can get a 1-year membership (a $45 value on its own), a complimentary spouse or household membership card, and a $10 gift card. Or, for $15 more, you’ll also get a $25 VUDU credit, a rotisserie chicken, yeast rolls,…

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Bill Gates discusses whether he'd run for president - CNET

The Microsoft co-founder also chats about fighting Alzheimer's disease, eating genetically modified food, and the one meal he makes for himself.

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Memories ... Barbra Streisand cloned beloved dog, twice - CNET

Commentary: Can it be that it is all so simple now? For musical legend Barbra Streisand, yes, apparently.

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Takata airbags flaw leads to historic Australian recall - Roadshow

Over 2 million vehicles in Australia will be recalled by Dec. 31, 2020 in what is the first compulsory recall in the country's history.

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Samsung's Galaxy S9 is nice, but the Vivo Apex Concept is nicer video - CNET

The Vivo Apex Concept might not be ready for the big time, but everyone's talking about it. The Galaxy S9 is a solid update, and the LGV30S underwhelms.

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2019 Audi A6: Executive sedan for the tech savvy - Roadshow

The eighth-generation A6 packs mild hybrid tech, three digital displays inside the cockpit and lots of new fun-to-drive bits.

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Facebook shares the key to being a top workplace - CNET

The company's been named the best place to work by jobs site Glassdoor three times. What helped get it there? It's more than the free food.

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Alcidae Garager review - CNET

Garager is part security camera and part garage door opener, but it can't totally smarten your garage.

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House passes bill aimed at curbing online sex trafficking - CNET

Legislation would give victims more power to sue websites that knowingly support sex trafficking.

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Take a look at this garage-door-controlling camera - CNET

Garager is a $129 garage door controller and camera that does a lot, but still lacks the smarts to be your best bet.

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Google hopes for fresher, faster phone apps with Flutter - CNET

The tech giant releases the first beta of a tool designed to make life easier for programmers writing for Android, iPhones and Google's new Fuchsia OS.

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Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 and Cintiq Pro Engine Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

With an Intel Core i chip, Nvidia Quadro workstation GPU, storage, RAM and Wi-Fi, the Engine module turns the connected drawing tablet display into a standalone workstation.

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Amazon buys Ring video - CNET

Reuters says Amazon will acquire Ring for over $1 billion, but watchdogs are worried the purchase could suffocate the smart doorbell space.

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Here's why an electric Tesla needs an oil dipstick - Roadshow

Not everything your Tesla dealer uses to keep your EV in top shape is high-tech.

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F1 TV offers live streaming service for 2018 season, finally - Roadshow

F1 is finally getting its digital ducks in a row and offering a comprehensive, feature-rich livestreaming option for its races.

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Best Netflix series for March 2018 📺 - CNET

Warning: not safe for productivity.

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Turn your Amazon Echo Dot into the ultimate nightstand accessory - CNET

Amazon's little smart speaker can find a home in just about any room, but it's best suited to your bedside. Here's why.

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FirstBuild Paragon Mat review - CNET

The Paragon Mat is the latest addition to the Paragon Induction Cooking System, a countertop appliance that lets you set the exact temperature at which you want to cook foods.

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Apple hires M. Night Shyamalan to produce a new series - CNET

The show will be a 10-episode psychological thriller.

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Mark Hamill in 'Guardians of the Galaxy'? Fans force the issue - CNET

Are the galaxies colliding? A fan connects the Star Wars star and "Guardians" director James Gunn on Twitter, and a meet-up appears to be next.

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Uber's corporate culture fixer is now leaving - CNET

Frances Frei, the Harvard Business School professor hired nine months ago to work on the beleaguered company's culture, is departing. That was fast.

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Barack Obama warns Facebook and Google to check themselves - CNET

"They're not just an invisible platform, they're shaping our culture in powerful ways."

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Nokia 6 2018 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

Available in the US in May and the UK in April, Nokia's newest midrange phone features a sleek aluminum design and Zeiss camera optics.

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Woz: A bad person stole my Bitcoins - CNET

Commentary: The Apple co-founder says he was curious about this supposedly pure currency. Humans, though, aren't so pure.

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Amazon acquires Ring in a bid to own your doorway - CNET

Amazon now owns the maker of the Ring Video Doorbell.

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Amazon bought Ring because of course it did - CNET

Commentary: Amazon's billion-dollar acquisition of the Ring Video Doorbell came as a surprise to many -- but in hindsight, the move makes plenty of sense.

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Watch Over 600 Classic Warner Bros. Films on This Streaming Service

FilmStruck, the classic movie streaming service, just got a substantially larger library of old Hollywood gems for you to peruse. Over 600 Warner Bros. films are now available, including some that have never been on a streaming service before, like Casablanca, Rebel Without a Cause, and Citizen Kane.

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How to See What's Actually Inside Your Mutual Fund

Warren Buffett has made a reputation for himself as the world’s greatest investor, and he’s a big fan of index funds. Funds are basically one big investment made up of a bunch of individual ones. If you’re into lazy, set-and-forget investing, you’re familiar with them. But how do you find out exactly what’s in your…

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Facebook is starting to tell more users about facial recognition

Two Ways to Stuff a Chicken Breast

Chicken breasts don’t have a particularly strong personality, but they’re a very amicable protein. No matter what flavor profile you’re going for, you can depend on the chicken breast to provide the perfect protein canvas without distracting from or clashing with bolder, more pronounced flavors. Structurally, they…

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Google Clips review: a smart camera that doesn’t make the grade

Can you trust Google’s algorithms with your most precious moments?

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Apple may launch employee health clinics called AC Wellness - CNET

Heads up, Amazon: Apple may be a step ahead. An AC Wellness website says "an independent medical practice" for Apple workers will launch in the spring.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

For 2018, Samsung's new super phones get variable aperture cameras and fix the placement of their fingerprint reader. But they keep a familiar look and feel.

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German cities can ban diesel cars, court rules - Roadshow

The country's environment minister hopes to avoid widespread bans, though.

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Tuesday's Best Deals: JBL Headphones, Cuisinart Cookware, Alexa For Your Car, and More

Today’s best deals kick off with a crazy deal on an Apple TV 4K, Cuisinart stainless steel cookware, an Alexa device for your car, and more.

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Alexis Ohanian welcomes Serena Williams back to tennis with four billboards

The greatest athlete of all time, Serena Williams, is returning to play her first tournament after giving birth in September. The last time she played was at the 2017 Australian Open, which she won while she was eight weeks pregnant with her baby. To surprise his wife while she’s on her way to the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, next week, Alexis Ohanian set up four billboards along the Palm Springs highway with adorable images of their daughter, Alexis Jr., which say, “Greatest momma of all time. G.M.O.A.T.”

Maybe you’d feel differently if your partner put up four billboards declaring their love for you, and that’s fine! Our newsroom was definitely mixed on this, with a certain soon-to-be father declaring that his wife...

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YouTube brings ads back to Logan Paul’s channel, but he’s on a 90-day probation

Two weeks ago, YouTube decided to temporarily suspend ads on Logan Paul’s channel, claiming he exhibited a “pattern of behavior” that could be detrimental to advertisers and other creators. As of yesterday, YouTube restored ads to Paul’s channel, Polygon reports, but the service is putting him on probation for 90 days.

During the probation period, Paul will be able to monetize his videos, but they won’t show up in YouTube’s Trending section, and non-subscribers won’t receive notifications when he uploads new videos, according to Polygon.

Paul’s YouTube channel has been under scrutiny since he filmed a suicide victim in Japan’s Aokigahara forest at the end of 2017. YouTube responded about a week later by removing Paul from its Google...

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